United States Deputy Attorney General
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Department of Justice | |
| United States Department of Justice | |
| Style | Mr. Deputy Attorney General |
| Reports to | United States Attorney General |
| Seat | Department of Justice Headquarters, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The president with Senate advice and consent |
| Constituting instrument | 28 U.S.C. § 504 |
| Formation | May 24, 1950 |
| First holder | Peyton Ford |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level II |
| Website | www |
The United States deputy attorney general is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice and oversees the day-to-day operation of the department. The deputy attorney general acts as attorney general during the absence of the attorney general.
The deputy attorney general is a political appointee of the president of the United States and takes office after confirmation by the United States Senate. The position was created in 1950.[2]
List of United States deputy attorneys general
| # | Image | Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Peyton Ford | May 24, 1950 | 1951[3] | Harry S. Truman |
| 2 |  | A. Devitt Vanech | 1951 | 1952 | |
| 3 | | Ross L. Malone | 1952 | January 20, 1953 | |
| 4 |  | William P. Rogers | January 20, 1953 | October 23, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 5 |  | Lawrence Walsh | December 29, 1957 | January 20, 1961 | |
| 6 |  | Byron White | January 20, 1961 | April 16, 1962 | John F. Kennedy |
| 7 |  | Nicholas Katzenbach | April 16, 1962 | January 28, 1965 | |
| John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson | |||||
| 8 |  | Ramsey Clark | January 28, 1965 | March 10, 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 9 |  | Warren Christopher | March 10, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | |
| 10 |  | Richard Kleindienst | January 20, 1969 | June 12, 1972 | Richard Nixon |
| 11 | | Ralph E. Erickson | June 1972 | February 1973 | |
| 12 | | Joseph Tyree Sneed III | February 1973 | July 9, 1973 | |
| 13 |  | William Ruckelshaus | July 9, 1973 | October 20, 1973 | |
| 14 | .jpg) | Laurence Silberman | January 20, 1974 | April 6, 1975 | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| 15 | | Harold R. Tyler Jr. | April 6, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Acting |  | Dick Thornburgh | January 20, 1977 | March 12, 1977 | Jimmy Carter |
| 16 | .png) | Peter F. Flaherty | April 12, 1977 | December 9, 1977 | |
| 17 | .jpg) | Benjamin Civiletti | May 16, 1978 | August 16, 1979 | |
| Acting | .jpg) | Charles Ruff | August 16, 1979 | February 27, 1980 | |
| 18 | | Charles Byron Renfrew | February 27, 1980 | January 19, 1981 | |
| 19 | | Edward C. Schmults | February 1981 | February 3, 1984 | Ronald Reagan |
| 20 | | Carol E. Dinkins | May 23, 1984 | April 1985 | |
| 21 |  | D. Lowell Jensen | May 1985 | June 25, 1986 | |
| 22 |  | Arnold Burns | July 1986 | July 1988 | |
| 23 | | Harold G. Christensen | July 1988 | May 22, 1989 | |
| 24 |  | Donald B. Ayer | November 1989 | May 11, 1990 | George H. W. Bush |
| 25 |  | William Barr | May 26, 1990 | November 26, 1991 | |
| 26 |  | George J. Terwilliger III | November 26, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | |
| 27 |  | Philip Heymann | May 28, 1993 | March 17, 1994 | Bill Clinton |
| 28 |  | Jamie Gorelick | March 17, 1994 | May 1997 | |
| 29 |  | Eric Holder | June 13, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | |
| Acting |  | Robert Mueller | January 20, 2001 | May 10, 2001 | George W. Bush |
| 30 |  | Larry Thompson | May 10, 2001 | August 31, 2003 | |
| 31 |  | James Comey | November 9, 2003 | August 15, 2005 | |
| Acting |  | Robert McCallum Jr. | August 15, 2005 | March 17, 2006 | |
| 32 |  | Paul McNulty | March 17, 2006 | July 26, 2007 | |
| Acting |  | Craig S. Morford | July 26, 2007 | March 10, 2008 | |
| 33 |  | Mark Filip | March 10, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | |
| 34 |  | David W. Ogden | March 12, 2009 | February 5, 2010 | Barack Obama |
| Acting |  | Gary Grindler | February 5, 2010 | December 29, 2010 | |
| 35 |  | James M. Cole | December 29, 2010 | January 8, 2015 | |
| 36 | .jpg) | Sally Yates | January 10, 2015 | May 13, 2015 | |
| May 13, 2015 | January 30, 2017 | Barack Obama Donald Trump | |||
| Acting | .jpg) | Dana Boente | February 9, 2017 | April 26, 2017 | Donald Trump |
| 37 | .jpg) | Rod Rosenstein | April 26, 2017 | May 11, 2019 | |
| Acting | .jpg) | Ed O'Callaghan | May 13, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | |
| 38 | .jpg) | Jeffrey A. Rosen | May 22, 2019 | December 23, 2020 | |
| Acting |  | Richard Donoghue | December 24, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | |
| Acting | _(cropped).png) | John P. Carlin | January 20, 2021 | April 21, 2021 | Joe Biden |
| 39 |  | Lisa Monaco | April 21, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | |
| Acting | .jpg) | Emil Bove | January 20, 2025 | March 6, 2025 | Donald Trump |
| 40 |  | Todd Blanche | March 6, 2025 | Incumbent |
References
- ^ "Meet the Acting Deputy Attorney General | DAG | Department of Justice". Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "The President's Day". Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. August 3, 1951. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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